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Chedworth

Chedworth nature reserve is a great site for geologists and wildlife lovers alike. Chedworth reserve is a section of the disused Cheltenham to Cirencester railway line. The reserve takes the form of a woodland ride, with expanses of beech woods on either side of the railway line. Walking left from the entrance you will eventually reach the tufa, a petrified spring, and railway tunnel that is home to many species of bat.

Location

Between Chedworth and Withington

Chedworth

Know before you go

Size

6 hectares

Entry fee

No

Grazing animals

No

Walking trails

Follow the public footpath by the Villa into the wood and the Reserve entrance. Please be careful as the embankment steps are steep.

Access

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Dogs

On a lead

When to visit

Opening times

Open at all times

Best time to visit

All year round

About the reserve

Walking right from the entrance you will enjoy glimpses into the enormous Chedworth Woods with huge beech, oak and hazel trees. At intervals along the track cuttings expose the different layers and features of geology such as the fossil-filled oolitic limestone that makes up much of the Cotswolds. It is also home to some of the most accessible and best exposures of cuttings from Middle Jurassic period sequences in Great Britain.